Fable XX. The Old Hen and the Cock - YCBA Collections Search

Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848, British, Fable XX. The Old Hen and the Cock, 1793

Creator:

Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
after John Wootton, 1682–1764
Text by John Gay, 1685–1732
Published by John Stockdale, ca. 1749–1814

Title:

Fable XX. The Old Hen and the Cock

Part Of:

Collective Title: Fables by John Gay, Vol. I

Collective Title: Gay's Fables

Date:

1793

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm), Sheet: 10 1/2 × 6 5/8 inches (26.7 × 16.8 cm), Image: 3 × 3 3/4 inches (7.6 × 9.5 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered below image, center: "W. Skelton sculp."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1982.22.1(23)

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82490

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